After months of delays in the process to remove four Confederate-era monuments in New Orleans, an activist group wants another famous statue taken down.

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Activists mobilizing efforts to remove famous Andrew Jackson statue

After months of delays in the process to remove four Confederate-era monuments in New Orleans, an activist group wants another famous statue taken down.

After months of delays in the process to remove four Confederate-era monuments in New Orleans, an activist group wants another famous statue taken down.

Members of Take 'Em Down NOLA are planning a protest at Jackson Square to urge the removal of one of the most-photographed landmarks in the city, the Andrew Jackson statue.

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Organizers said they are rallying supporters to help rope the statue and pull it from its pedestal on Sept. 24.

The city is reminding protesters that vandalism of any public property is strictly prohibited, but it is a risk organizers said they're willing to take.

When asked if he's prepared to go to jail, Malcolm Suber said:

"The criminal charge should be against the city, the city should arrest themselves for allowing this to continue. We don't think that we should be arrested. We think that we are doing a public service and they should be thanking us for relieving them."

While the city of New Orleans is tied up in court battles with groups trying to block the removal of four Confederate monuments, activists with Take 'Em Down NOLA are pressing forward with their own plans.

"We want the whole community to know that this is a decision that we can't leave to the courts and the politicians," Suber said.

They will march to Jackson Square Sept. 24 to execute their plan to take down the statue of Andrew Jackson.

"More power to them," Summer Bolton said. "I know it's a part of history, but it's in the past and needs to come down, anything having to do with the confederacy. It's not a museum, it's a square."

Lesley Clarke, a visitor from London, was taking pictures of the statue.

"It's part of your history and therefore should be kept regardless of what it stands for," she said. "Perhaps it serves as a reminder for the things that it stands for and reminds people about those bad things as well as the good things that were in your past."

The Andrew Jackson statue in the iconic Jackson Square is a New Orleans symbol known around the world. Artist Lee Tucker said the planned rope pull sounds like a publicity ploy.

"I think that's the wrong approach if everybody takes a rope or whatever they need to try and destroy what they don't think in their opinion is something they don't think should be in the public space," Tucker said.

City spokesperson Hayne Rainey said the city is urging people to act lawfully.

"We understand that there are strong emotions surrounding this subject and we ask that any public demonstrations remain peaceful and respectful as they have since we began this process.

"We remain committed to taking down these four confederate monuments. At this time, we respect the court's order to not remove them while the matter is pending. We understand the public's frustration with this process and ask for continued patience as we move forward. The city maintains that it is well within its rights to manage its own property. And when challenged, this authority has been upheld in both federal and state court.

"We are confident the court will continue to rule in our favor. Once removed, the monuments will be stored in a city-owned warehouse until further plans can be developed for a private park or museum site where the monuments can be put in a fuller context."

A hearing is set for Sept. 28 in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied a request for a preliminary injunction against the city in January. That ruling has been temporarily stayed, preventing removal while the 5th Circuit weighs the merits of the lower court's decision.

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